Ok ... here are the final results.
The vote passes with 17 votes (12 by PMC members).
I will forward this request on to the ASF Infrastructure team and
communicate back to the Geronimo team any "negotiation" that occurs as a
result.
Thank you all.
Joe
Joe Bohn wrote:
> If we are to take this proposal forward to the ASF Infrastructure team,
> they want assurance that the Geronimo PMC is behind the recommendation
> and supports the intended use of the systems. I think it also bodes
> well to demonstrate that the entire Geronimo community stands behind the
> proposal, particularly since we will administer the machines ourselves,
> - so I encourage all to vote.
>
>
> [ ] +1 I agree with the need and support the proposal. Present it to the
> ASF Infrastructure team.
> [ ] 0 No opinion
> [ ] -1 I don't see the need or disagree with the proposal. Do not
> present this proposal to the ASF Infrastructure team.
>
> I'll plan on calling this vote on Friday (5/23) morning (9 AM EST).
>
>
> PROPOSAL
>
> Rationale:
> The Apache Geronimo community has a need to support the execution and
> sharing of results from Sun certification tests (cts) which are
> necessary gain JavaEE5 certification compliance. This information is
> only available to those Geronimo committers that have signed the Sun NDA
> and other Apache committers that have signed an NDA and gained approval
> of the Apache Geronimo PMC. This has allowed other Apache projects to
> test new products/releases by running JavaEE 5 TCK tests using the
> Apache Geronimo test infrastructure.
>
> In the past these resource intensive tests have been run on private
> machines by individuals. As more people become involved with Apache
> Geronimo and related projects, it is becoming obvious that we need a
> central system to run and share the results of these tests. A
> centralized testing environment allows the Geronimo community to more
> fully participate in the TCK process. Some committers don't have access
> to the hardware resources needed to run the Java EE TCK tests in a
> timely manner. Although some ad-hoc sharing of private machines has
> occurred, this is not ideal from a community perspective. Community
> controlled systems allow us to equitably share these resources.
>
> Request:
> To fulfill this requirement, the Apache Geronimo PMC is requesting the
> ASF infrastructure team to provide and host machines that can be used
> for this purpose. Initially, we would like to request two (2) machines
> that meet (as closely as possible) the specification below. However, we
> can see the need for 2 additional machines in the not too distant future.
>
> Machine specs:
> - 8 core (two 3.0 GHz quad-core)
> - 16 GB memory
> - two 750GB 7200 - rpm SATA 3GB/s disks
> - DVD R/W (20x?)
> - rack mountable specification to work with ASF infra requirements
> - LOM or other features as necessary for ASF infra support
> - to be developer managed and maintained by the Apache Geronimo Team
> - Apache Geronimo would assume all responsibility for:
> - configuration
> - backup/recovery
> - secure access
> - Strictly limited to those Apache Geronimo committers with NDAs
> on file or additional Apache committers with NDAs and approved by
> Geronimo PMC.
> - full, admin access would be granted to ASF infra with reboot directions
> - At least 2 active Apache Geronimo committers (with NDA
> authorization) would identified to manage the machines.
> - Running Linux with something like Xen for 4 VM images per machine. We
> may increase the number of VM images if it is feasible.
> - We would require both ssh and VNC access to the VMs.
> - It is not yet decided if we would use NAT to access the VMs or
> public IP addresses. Is there are recommendation from ASF Infra?
> - Automation will most likely be added to run builds, execute tests, and
> produce reports.
> - Capability to manually run tests on demand would also be supported.
>
> Admin Volunteers:
> - Joe Bohn (PMC)
> - Jay McHugh (PMC)
> - Jason Warner
> - Matt Hogstrom (PMC)
> - Kevan Miller (PMC)
>